Category: Of interest from media
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College received only 5% increase in Basic Specialist Training places requested
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland requested a 10 per cent increase in basic specialist training (BST) places for 2018, but it was only accorded a 5 per cent increase. This article by Catherine Reilly was published on Medical Independent on 26/03/18 The HSE’s National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) unit has sanctioned 63 BST…
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The Elephant in the Room – Acknowledging race in the Mental Health Services
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Rufus May asks whether we talk enough about race in mental health. This article was originally published on Canterbury Christ Church University website on 21/03/18. I often think about my friend Paul. We met in Hackney hospital in the eighties when we were both psychiatric…
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Online Gambling Activities in Ireland: Dr Colin O’Gara speaks to Pat Kenny show
Dr Colin O’Gara, Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist, spoke to Pat Kenny on NewsTalkFM about his study on online gambling activities in Ireland. This is the first national survey of its kind and was published in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Listen to the full interview below: Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study is to look…
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Prof Brendan Kelly: Is it ever right for doctors to debate a public figure’s mental health?
Should mental health professionals comment in the media about the mental health of politicians or other public figures? Are there any circumstances in which psychiatrists or psychologists should publicly express their views that a given public figure appears to be mentally ill? This article appeared in the Irish Independent on 30th January, 2018. This…
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More training needed to help adults with ADHD, says HSE
Image courtesy of TheDyslexicBook.com The HSE has said that more training is needed for health care professionals in adult psychiatry working in the area of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), writes Mark O’Flynn on RTE.ie It comes after a charity which provides supports for people with ADHD said that around 200,000 people are affected by the…
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‘What’s important is not to trivialise depression’ Dr Miriam Kennedy on NewsTalk with Pat Kenny
Consultant Adult and Later Life Psychiatrist and lead of the day hospital in Highfield Healthcare speaks to Pat Kenny on NewsTalk about the myth of #BlueMonday, the difference between Seasonal Affective Disorder, mild depression and other more pervasive depressions, and gender differences in those presenting for treatment. You can listen to the full interview below (skip…
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Study points to more positive outlook for people with psychosis than previously thought
New King’s College London research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, indicates a more positive outlook for people diagnosed with first episode psychosis (FEP) and first episode schizophrenia (FES) than has been suggested by previous studies. Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and the South London…
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Time to stop talking and start spending to help our carers
Unpaid and unheralded, those who care at home for their loved ones urgently need our support, writes Dr John Hillery in the Sunday Independent The recent RTE Prime Time special on ‘Carers in Crisis’ caused much comment and empathy. However, carers don’t want empathy or sympathy or admiration. They just want a little help. Our…
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Why should you care about carers? Because some day it might be you
Sympathy and admiration are all very well – but that is not what Ireland’s 200,000 carers need, says Brendan O’Connor This article was published on the Irish Independent on 10/12/17. Imagine wishing your own child would die. Imagine wishing they would die before you. Imagine if you prayed for that every single day. Imagine if…
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Letter to the Editor: Stigmatising attitudes and mental illness
This letter was published on The Irish Times on 24th of November, 2017. Sir, I was very disappointed to see the words “My girlfriend is considering going out with her ‘psycho’ ex . . . he even threatened to kill me” in a headline in the “Tell Me About It” column (Health + Family,…